So the Dutchman promptly climbed on board and got a lift back to his car in Hurworth.

Lloyd Cooper, 22, and pals were over the moon to be sharing their chariot with one of their beloved Boro stars.

He told the Gazette: "We had a crack on when we got off the train and asked him why he was on his own.

"He went and joined the queue at the taxi rank. There was no big ego about him at all.

"He would have been there hours in that queue so we got in our minibus a bit further up and as a bit of a crack I told the driver to drive towards him and I'll ask him to get in.

"He jumped in and we took him to Hurworth for his car."

De Roon then gave the driver £60 for his troubles and asked the fans for a photo on his phone.

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